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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 509.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuanttothe following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 1[Page H473]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>ATF Elimination Act</b></p> <p>This bill abolishes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).</p> <p>It transfers the ATF's authorities, functions, personnel, and assets to the Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. </p> <p><br> </p>]]></text>
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